defend himself. fox5 morning news starts now. there's a live look outside we adjust the tower cam to show you the horizon, clear skies. warm morning. this is monday, july 16th. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. happy you're with us on this monday morning. tucker barnes is joining us again as he always does. actually i'm joining the party. good morning to you. >> i'm encouraged by the blue sky there. maybe a little less humidity this afternoon. still hot, but after yesterday's sweltering sunday, temperatures combined with humidity, maybe not quite as uncomfortable today. reagan national now 76 degrees, humidity 76%. winds out of the west at 5 miles per hour. showers and thunderstorms from yesterday out of here. now we're looking at a couple of hot days across the area. today mid-90s and by tomorrow,

upper 90s, close to 100. will feel like 100 plus with the heat index tomorrow. not much in the way of showers and thunderstorms today. we don't have a lot of energy moving through. chances not very high. hot temperatures, mid-90s for afternoon highs and again, plenty of humidity. maybe a little bit less than yesterday. touch less than yesterday. more details on the five-day forecast coming up in a minute. let's do morning traffic and lauren demarco is in this morning. good morning. >> hey. we'll take less humidity any time. traveling northbound 95, some delays this morning. heavy and slow past the harbor, and delays with the accident activity. 395 delays, leaving the beltway

towards seminary road, 14th street bridge, not an issue there. looking good to the freeway and into the district. had delays inbound new york wave, bladensburg, looking good. 395, you can see heavy and slow past duke. 95 and bw parkway looking good between beltways 270 and 66. pockets of delays through manassas, centreville and leaving fair oaks towards 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. lauren, thank you very much. we are monitoring metro this morning. the transit agency has been experiencing technical difficulties. over the weekend a computer glitch shut the system down twice. >> this morning metro officials are taking steps to make sure there are no problems during your morning commute. melanie alnwick is live at metro headquarters with the details. what happened?

>> reporter: good morning. they're still trying to figure out what happened, and i think that's why even though metro says they're taking steps so they won't have additional problems this morning, they don't have 100% assurance, because if you don't know what the problem is, how can you solve it? there was major track work this weekend, but technicians haven't been able to say what caused this particular system to go down. it happened twice over the weekend, this computer malfunction, it brought the trains to a stand still. happened saturday between 2:10 and 2:50 in the afternoon and around 1:00 in the morning sunday. there's a system that allows controllers to see where the trains are on this digital map, and they can also remotely control the switches. suddenly, that system went dark. each time the trains were told to hold their position at the next station.

passenger delays lasted as long as 40 minutes. metro says the operators were able to use traffic lights and speed commands were transmitted to each train control cab, and they say there was radio communications at all times between the trains and control center. they stressed the systems that detect the trains on the tracks, those remained operational and the system that keeps appropriate spacing between the rail cars also did not go down during this outage. as far as we can tell, allison, it looks like it was just this map that allows them to remotely see where the trains are and how they're moving. that's what it sounds like at this point that's the only part that went down. again, given the issues metro has had in the past with signal controls, they're definitely aware this could be a serious problem. we're hoping to get more this morning from metro. back to you. >> thank you, melanie. metro officials are expected to discuss new federal

safety standards. it's part of a new law signed by president obama earlier this month. a maryland senator introduced the bill in the wake of the deadly crash. the recommendations from the ntsb board will be considered by the agency. new this morning, the search for a missing man in prince george's county, here is his picture. police looking for 75-year-old oscar washington. he was last seen at his daughter's home in bowie around 11:00 yesterday morning. he's 6 feet at all, suffers from high blood pressure and memory loss. howard county police on the hunt for a man accused of going

on a shooting spree at a spa over the weekend. tuan pham allegedly showed up at the spa where his ex- girlfriend works and shot her and her friend. police say he and his ex- girlfriend have two children together and she had a protective order against him. a person working next door to the spa ran out to help. >> there was a woman lying on the ground, and everyone thought she was dead. i looked and her eyes were moving, so i was like, no, she's alive. i came back to get gloves and i went into the store and immediately started trying to take care of her. >> both victims are still in critical condition. they are alive, though. police found the suspect's car in columbia, but it was unoccupied. big story this morning from maryland, another round of talks on expanding gambling in the state. >> governor o'malley meeting with local leaders today. sarah is back with details. >> governor o'malley will be

discussing the potential for holding a special session on expanding gambling in the state. the casino opened last month and is one of five locations the state authorized to open casinos. lawmakers were at odds whether to build a casino in national harbor and prince george's county. there's a meeting today, followed by meetings with leaders from the state house and senate tomorrow. some people believe a sixth casino would siphon off customers from the other casinos. >> as you say, at the beginning people are very enamored by the newness of the casino and may come from other states and places. that brings revenue in. but over time it just doesn't grow with inflation even. >> a gambling referendum bill would have to be passed by august 20th for it to get on

the ballot this november. prince george county's executive thinks the votes are there to get a gambling expansion done this summer, so we'll have to wait and see. thank you very much. the gloves are off. romney claims president obama is misleading the public about romney's tim at bain capital. with the obama campaign claiming romney could be guilty of a felony, the romney campaign is demanding an apology. >> reporter: president obama's motorcade took him to the golf course, and romney headed off to church, and their advocates were on the morning shows, with the obama campaign pushing for more of romney's tax return and questioning when his tenure at bain capital came to an end. >> if you're signing you're the president, ceo, chairman of the board, in what world are you living in that you're not in

charge? >> we've seen $4 trillion added to the deficit under this president, and the obama campaign, this is what they want to focus on. >> reporter: as the president stumped through virginia, he refused to apologize for his campaign's aggressive charges over baine. but he said he lamented the tone in washington. >> i haven't been able to change the atmosphere here in washington. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies. >> reporter: that didn't stop a wave of new obama attack ads, including one that mocks romney's rendition of america the beautiful. romney's bigger problem may be conservatives who thinks he should put the tax issue to rest. >> he should release the tax returns tomorrow. it's crazy. take the hit for a day or two. >> reporter: we'll see how the romney camp responds this week. president obama's campaign has succeeded in one sense, they've changed the topic away from the lack luster economy. in washington, doug luzader,

fox news. mitt romney is wrapping up a long weekend in new hampshire, huddling with advisors who to pick to be his running mate. later today he'll be at a fundraiser with louisiana's governor bobby jindal, a possible pick. and mr. obama will be in ohio speaking in cincinnati, and tonight the president is back in town to see the u.s. olympic basketball team play brazil in an exhibition game at the verizon center. did you get your tickets to that? >> no. >> okay. president has your tickets. it's 76 degrees on a monday morning, 7:10. final preps underway for the olympics in london. but there are some problems. >> weather forecast is one, i know that. and a threat this morning to kill two americans taken hostage in egypt. what the u.s. embassy in cairo is doing to insure their safe return.

>> big story playing out across a huge part of our condition. the dry conditions -- country. the dry conditions are affecting the crops and people living in the areas as well. >> live look outside. rather slow, no traffic out there. i think that's wisconsin avenue. more on weather and traffic in a few moments. we'll be right back. it's 7:11. ♪

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from hawaii who he says was arrested for refusing to pay a bribe. egyptian intelligence is negotiating with him this morning. final preparations in high gear as you can imagine as olympic athletes and officials start to arrive in london. two of the biggest concerns for the city are transportation and security issues. some people are worried the train and bus systems will struggle under the strain of a big crowd. also, security contract fell through and now the government has to call in 3500 additional troops for security. the opening ceremonies are july 27th. a swarm of tornadoes hit poland over the weekend. look at this picture. amateur video captured this tornado in the northern part of the country. the twisters left one person dead, injured nearly a dozen, and destroyed more than 100 homes. an outbreak like this is extremely rare in poland. and the drought in the midwest is so bad, anyone

caught watering their lawn in wisconsin faces a fine, and in indiana patrols are out enforcing a watering ban. farmers say this is the worst drought in 30 years. and the governor of wisconsin has declared a state of emergency in 42 counties because of the dry conditions. >> it really is bad. >> unfortunately, the weather pattern that sort of established itself for the summer is back again, with a big ridge of high pressure. no rain in the forecast the next several days. >> then the tornadoes in poland. weird thing right now. i know it's not a scientific term. >> weird? no tornado gets unseen now. >> now we're just getting all this information? >> right. i like that answer. >> i think that's part of it. i do think that's part of it. >> we'll talk about what's

happening. here we're going to be hot. across the rest of the country, hot, too as we mentioned, the area of high pressure building back in. once that establishes itself, look out, temperatures in the mid- to upper 90s for most of us here in the eastern half of the country. 77 in washington. warm start to your day. 71 cincinnati. 73 chicago. chicago later this afternoon will be in the mid-90s. upper midwest, states that aren't typically very hot like minnesota, wisconsin, minneapolis, 100 later today. heat advisories up to the canadian border as once again, unfortunately, temperatures look like they'll be on the oppressively hot side the next several days. here, hot temperatures, too. look how quiet it is. need the rain in portions of the upper midwest but unfortunately not in the forecast. all the weather, the steering mechanisms in the sky for the rain showers have to go up and over that area of high pressure. things will remain dry to our

west. we got in on rain saturday and sunday. we're looking quieter today. could there be an isolated shower? yes. maybe a thunderstorm. i think the next couple of days hot, dry around here. our next chance of rain wednesday. look out for wednesday, because possibility some of the storms could be strong wednesday afternoon. today 94, 98 tomorrow. >> into the weekend? >> looks like 80s. >> great. >> and less humidity. >> like that. >> let's find out what's going on on the roads. lauren demarco is in for julie wright. >> skyfox is having a bit of fun on the way back, doing a little bit of snooping, checking out the crews working on the mormon temple. you have to be not afraid of heights.

all the way at the top of the temple this morning. thank you for that view, skyfox. let's get on to traffic. we can look at trafficland, see what we've got going on. northbound 95, heavy and slow past the harbor, accident activity on the left shoulder at fairfax county parkway. pace improves, but a slowdown often 395 from the beltway, continuing towards seminary before you break free. no problems at the 14th street bridge. outer loop through montgomery county, toward the temple leaving 95, college park, to the right of your screen there. looks good in prince george's county, 50 itself inbound slowing a bit past 202. new york avenue also slow past bladdensburg and florida avenue. tony, over to you. arlington police say a man is recovering after he was attacked by two pit bulls.

this happened sunday afternoon on south oakland street. witnesses say the man was getting out of his truck when the dogs attacked, grabbing a hold of the victim's arms. police say they were able to locate the dogs after the attack, one of which they were forced to put down. the victim suffered bites and puncture wounds but should be okay. in maryland lawmakers are reviewing a decision labeling pit bulls as inherently dangerous. the move comes after a request from state farm insurance. last april the state court of appeals ruled dog owners, property owners and land owners are liable for pit bull attacks because of the dogs' behavior. so landlords would have to buy separate insurance policies. the state's assistant attorney general says the bill may be reconsidered during a special second session this summer. 7:20 now. monday morning. still ahead, what a new study has to say about youtube's increase in popularity. >> if you're thinking of a way to give back to veterans,

there's a new program to help wounded warriors and their programs. >> and holly morris is teeing off at the national building museum, checking out a new exhibit. and we'll tell you how you can get in on all the action. we'll be right back.    [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman who believes decisions about our bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion -- even in cases of rape and incest. and that's not all. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] for women, planned parenthood means life-saving cancer screenings and family-planning services.

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you tube is emerging as an important source for news. a new study by pew research center found viewers are increasingly turning to eyewitness videos in times of major event and natural disasters. citizen produced videos accounted for nearly 40% of the most popular videos during a 15 month period beginning in 2011. youtube allows people to follow stories after traditional news sources have moved on to other subjects. >> should we be telling people

about this? >> i don't know. ford is recalling escape suvs. they need to fix carpet padding at that could make it harder to reach the brakes. the recall is expected to begin july 23rd. the automaker says the dealers will remove the carpet padding and replace it for free with the console trim panel. later this morning a couple of maryland lawmakers are announcing a new program to assist war heros and you can help. the lawmakers are announcing the hotels for heros program. it lets anyone donate their hotel rewards to military families and six hotel chains are participating. the lawmakers are due to announce the initiative at the mare rot on pennsylvania avenue later this morning. still ahead, president obama isn't backing down from

his criticism of mitt romney over bain capital. we are hitting the campaign trail indepth after the break. >> plus, strasburg takes the mound for the nats in florida. and team u.s.a. gets practice time here in the district. sports is next. >> and as we head to the break, a live look outside to get the latest weather and traffic from tucker and lauren, that's next. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message.

[ male announcer ] when a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead? the obama outsourcing attacks: "misleading, unfair and untrue." there was "no evidence" that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. so, shame on you, barack obama. [ male announcer ] but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama.

allison, you may have to jump in. i may have to sneeze. game three of the series between the nats and marlins last night in miami. scoreless in the 4th. in the fifth, strasburg helps his own cause with an rbi single. strasburg, there he goes, also pitched six shutout innings and the nats win. >> you did it, tony. another one to go. orioles hosting the tigers sunday, gonzalez's second pitch of the game. jackson with a leadoff homerun. verlander pitched eight innings, allowing just three hits. great wins 4-0. tonight at the verizon center, team u.s.a.

will take on brazil in the olympic mens' basketball team, including kobe bryant, lebron james, and kevin durant, to name a few. they have been practicing here in d.c. over the weekend. tipoff for the men's team is set for 8:00 p.m. the u.s. women's team will take on brazil and that starts at 5:30. >> wish i had tickets for that. >> putting the word out to the verizon center folks? >> no. >> if i only had the tickets. >> i wouldn't expect them based on that to call me at 202 -- just kidding. >> don't give it out. they will not be calling, but other people will be. >> that is great. >> it would be. >> fantastic. >> too bad none of the wizards

are on that team. >> well. are there any of them? >> no. >> maybe next year. >> or next four years. let's get to the headlines -- >> way to bring it down. great, you ruined my chances -- [ laughter ] >> i was actually asking a question. i thought maybe somebody was playing reserves or something. few clouds today. temperatures hot again this afternoon. mid-90s for afternoon high temperatures. we're going to get close to that category of dangerous heat. another round of heat to stay. here's the good news, it will only be here until about wednesday. temperatures later today, mid- 90s. upper 90s tuesday and wednesday. but we are going to see storms by wednesday afternoon with a cold front and a cool down for the end of the week. highs by thursday and friday, only in the 80s, and less humidity as well. gradually things will be getting better as we get into the end of the week. temperatures now off to a very mild start. 77 in washington. 78 in annapolis.

overnight lows in mid-70s inside the beltway. to the north and west, low 70s. 71 now in dulles. winchester, 70 degrees. 70 in martinsburg. bottom line, all in the 70s, all will top out in the low to mid-90s later today. plenty of sunshine. chances for showers and storms today not what they were this weekend. both saturday and sunday we had pretty good storms in the afternoon and evening hours. today the dynamics in the atmosphere not as conducive to showers and storms. could there be an isolated shower or storm? yes, absolutely. the but i don't think we'll see a lot later this afternoon. few showers across the lower eastern shore, and they're out of here. big ridge of high pressure building again, so we're in for a couple of days of heat. next chance of relief wednesday with a costs. mostly sunny and hot. couple of showers late this

afternoon. 94 the daytime high. warm and muggy overnight. 76 the overnight low. hotter tomorrow, with highs in the upper 90s tuesday and wednesday. likely to have heat advisories by tomorrow afternoon. cooldown, thursday and friday, highs in the 80s. now the weekend looking good, with highs in the upper 80s and less humidity. keep our fingers crossed that we can verify that forecast. let's do traffic with lauren demarco. can you verify the traffic for me? >> i can verify that. we have a couple of things going on. i want to mention before we talk about the roads, the rails. check the internet today, look at the new schedule, because there are changes that take effect beginning today. trafficland, see what we've got. northbound 395, hov lanes, exit to the pentagon, activity to the side of the road. main lanes 395 slow off and on to the beltway to seminary road. towards the pentagon, looking

good. no problems on the 14th street bridge. 66 heavy through centreville and past fair oaks continues to 123. past that, nice trip in past nutley treat continues to the beltway. 270 at 370, hard to see, but under the overpass, activity. had a car hit the guard rail, left side of the roadway, inbound 270, at 370, delays there. outer loop of the beltway slowing from college park into silver spring and bethesda. tony, over to you. thank you. the political battle continues on the campaign trail. this morning mitt romney's team says president obama should say he's sorry for attacks on the candidate's career at a private equity firm. the president says his campaign will not apologize. at issue, comments made by the president's aides about whether rom nay was still at bain capital when the firm was sending jobs overseas. romney said he had no active role in the firm at that time. joining us, staff writer with

roll call. thanks for coming in this morning. man, these campaigns, we've seen the negative ads, started a few weeks ago. things, to me, took a turn this weekend. the president's team is talking about romney's time at bain capital. romney says, i wasn't really running things during the time they were sending jobs overseas. but he has signed documents at that time for the fcc indicating he was still president and running things and all that kind of thing. so there's some discrepancy there. how is this all going to play out with the electorate? is it getting too nasty? >> it is getting nastier, you're right about that. but the fact romney did five network television interviews on friday afternoon, friday evening, showed you how concerned they are about it. if you think about it from the president's point of view, every day we're not talking a s economy is good for him. eventually, come the fall, this election is going to be about

the economy. but now, we're dealing with romney's resume. that's a good thing for obama. >> romney's people are saying the president's team needs to apologize. i think what they are in particular are upset about, is a suggestion that one of these stories is right, one is wrong, and we could be talking about a felony here, if he said he was in charge when he wasn't in charge. are they going to get an apology? obama says no. >> no, they're not. the obama team is waiting for him to really explain what actually happened, because most of his explanations so far just really sound more confusing than ever. so actually romney is now -- they're trying to pivot from this. they'd rather people stop talking about this. they're turning the page and accusing obama of crony capitalism, using his office to help political donors with big

government contracts. that's what we'll be seeing this week. >> i've heard some people say who were obama supporters the last time around, that they had hoped that maybe his campaign wouldn't take this kind of tack, this kind of tone. could there be blow back from that? >> there could be. mostly among independents. i think democrats like this. they want to see this from the president. the 2008 campaign was pretty tame compared to this. so i think this is something some of the hard core democratic base may appreciate him going after romney. they don't like romney so much. what he's worrying about is the outer suburbs of virginia, richmond, are these independent voters going to be turned off by there? we'll see. i think a lot of people aren't tuned in until september. >> a lot of romney's game plan seems to be don't upset the apple cart. he is in many cases sometimes vague on specifics in terms of

what he would do as president and all that kind of thing. can he continue to play that game effectively? at some point don't people want to hear specifics? >> yeah, eventually he will. i think that's what a lot of republicans outside the campaign will say. yes, this is about obama, but voters want to see a vision from the other nominee, they want to know what they're voting for this they're voting against the president. >> and romney's tax issue. even some republicans are saying, come on, get this over with. release the taxes, release the taxes. why hasn't he and do we think he will? >> that's a good question. you're right, some republicans yesterday on some of the sunday talk shows were calling, a lot of people are calling for it. romney has released two years of tax returns and he says that's enough. i think eventually he'll release a few more. who knows what's in them? >> very good. kyle with roll call, thank you for coming in this morning and

talking to us. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. allison, back to you. it's 7:38 now. tony thank you very much. it's a monday morning. today a sports car is back with its owner after it was stolen, get this, four decades ago. how the man tracked it down after the break. >> plus, the sounds of silence creating a loud uproar around the world. police pull the plug on bruce springsteen and paul mccartney in london. what the mayor there says about the mics getting cut off. we'll be right back. 

a texas man's car was stolen in 1970 and notices it's on ebay. isn't that my car on ebay? he has spent years searching the internet for his 1969 austin healey sports car. finally found it. was able to get it back from the dealer selling it. he says it still runs, but the brakes don't work as well. man. listen to this story, how could i not have been at this concert? the plug got pulled on bruce

springsteen and paul mccartney playing together. happened saturday night during a concert in london. the boss already exceeded the 10:30 p.m. deadline by half an hour, when mccartney and his band joined him on stage. they got through a few songs before organizers were forced to cut off their microphones. the crowd filled the silence with loud boos. stephen van zandt tweeted -- >> meantime, london's mayor said the singers should have been allowed to keep going. there he is with his beatles wig. >> he's a fan. >> he said -- >> he looks like darryl hammond

from "saturday night live" wearing a crazy wig. >> that's an awful head of hair. >> i love that. >> you do? >> wonderful a kind. >> looks like wild donald trump hair. >> why can't the concert start on time? started an hour and a half late. >> we don't know that. >> we don't know that. >> they try to get them to start on time. maybe it didn't. i would love to know that. but going into it, bruce alone, got to be a long show. >> isn't he a sir? >> paul mccartney? >> yes. >> pulled the mic on the sir? >> don't you get some rights as a sir? >> again, not said like that. >> how did paul say it? >> our english viewers are going to write in -- >> please write in and tell us not to do our accent. >> 77 now. i appreciate it, because mine

is worse. 75 in baltimore. 73 in fredericksburg. warm, mild start. going to be a hot one today. highs in the mid-90s. lots of water. we've been through this many times already this summer. mini heat wave the next couple of days. quieted things down. big area of high pressure out to our west. this is a big block in the atmosphere. so not much can get by. upper 90s for tomorrow and wednesday. lots of humidity. not much relief in the way of thunderstorms. so next couple of days here, pretty extreme temperatures. then by wednesday, cooling front will bring us storms and by thursday and friday, highs only in the 80s. good news is, this particular spell of heat won't last forever. but it will be unpleasantly hot this week, particularly tuesday and wednesday. >> well said, cheerio!

>> can't encourage it. >> thanks, tucker. all right. we're on camera 2. lauren demarco is on camera 3. good morning. >> i asked our resident british coworker what he thought about your accents and he said, no, please no. >> sorry! >> he would say that. >> i think they're great. >> thank you. >> let's take a look at trafficland. accident southbound 270, was a car -- delays approaching 370. everybody staying to the right to get by that. outer loop of the beltway in montgomery county, prior to new hampshire avenue, reports of a crash. watch for heavy traffic, college park into silver spring. past van dorn volume there. wilson bridge is moving okay at this point.

95 northbound off and on delays through lorton. heavy and slow on the beltway to seminary. a unique game on the game of mini golf. >> holly morris has the details. >> reporter: it's a new course. they only have 12 holes. take a look at this. these are tough holes. emma, she is 7 years old. see if you can hit it. these are courses you're not going to find anywhere. it's a special thing going on, only for two months. come on, emma. there we go. and i don't know, don't get your hopes up when you come out here, because there's no way in the world that when you come out here on any of these holes you'll get a hole in one! unless you're emma. that's coming up next on fox 5 morning news. are you frozen? you can't believe it. you rocked it, girl. >> very, very cool.

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>> you can join in on all the fun this summer. holly morris is there to tee off. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. miniature golf is a summer staple, right? do you know what the best thing is about this golf course? it's in air conditioning. this is a wonderfully cool place to play, and every single hole is cool of itself. i think a lot of people, even though this just opened july 4th, right? >> yes. >> reporter: have discovered this is the place to play miniature golf. >> yes. i think we've seen over 4500 people at this point. it's been just over 10 days and people have been patient and they're having a great time playing, for young and old. >> reporter: easy to be patient when you're cool. >> exactly. >> reporter: it's a great idea. tell me how this thing came about. >> sure. the building museum obviously known for fun, family friendly activities, as well as great exhibits, we were looking for

something fun this summer, a little different, indoors, cool, literally and figuratively. we thought why don't we go to the wonderful architecture firms, designers and see if they wanted to develop this course. >> reporter: like a normal miniature golf course? do you have a stroke minimum or? >> yeah, yeah. works like a normal mini golf course. 12 holes. we try to limit it to six shots per person to help with people playing going through. there's a card for each hole, one of them is a hole in one. this one is a trap, if you aren't careful. the reflecting pool. >> reporter: what do you think people will learn in coming to this exhibit? >> depending on the design of the hole you're looking at, maybe specific neighborhoods or

locations in d.c. you're not familiar with. or even to learn about the different design and onstructio that are operating in the city who are fans of the museum. >> reporter: how many strokes? oh, there we go. >> sometimes it can be challenging, in that it's not always easy, but still always fun. >> reporter: it is always fun, not always easy. but in this case, always educational. that's where chris comes in. he is with ieee u.s.a. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> reporter: you have a fun hole. tell me about this. >> this is our version of the inner workings of a mobile device, such as a smartphone or a tablet. >> reporter: what my iphone looks like on the inside? who knew? >> that's what we hoped. we have our circuit boards here on the side. and then in our playing surface, the idea is to complete your call or to go online. >> reporter: there's different

ways to play it, right? >> yes. you can play it the traditional way on the green, which is actually gray. there's our traditional way. >> reporter: oh, so close! your card is almost completed there. or you can do it this fancy way, right? >> yeah, like they did in caddyshack. hit another one. >> reporter: i'll do another one. obviously, we're talking about the binary code. you have the qr code there, tell me about that. >> the qr code, you can actually take your mobile device, scan that code -- very good, very good. you can scan that code with your mobile device and that will take you to a web site that will give you more information about engineering careers, engineering schools, engineering lesson plans and you can learn more about engineers, which you know, you

studied engineering in college. engineers are creative problem solvers, and they're helping to shape the future in which we live. >> reporter: another way of showing how it is fun to learn. they didn't have anything like this when i was in engineering school, i'm telling you. >> any time you can combine something technology based with sports, you have a winning combination. >> reporter: so close! myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to the museum. this course is only going to be here -- so close! through labor day. it is open every day through labor day. it's 5:00 for one round. or if you get it with admission, it's only $11, which means you get a round for about $3. coming up, we're going to talk more about the creation of the course and show off a few more of the holes. back to you in the studio. >> very cool. >> thanks, holly. coming up at 8:00, maryland congressman chris van holland will be here to talk about a

bill he's sponsoring. >> plus. the redskins' mini camp for rookies starts today. and team u.s.a. is in town for a game against brazil. and rock radio on the fan to talk all these sports, including when the nats plan to shut down strasburg with that injury. we'll be right back. building pass, corporate card, verizon 4g lte phone.

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fox 5 is monitoring metro this morning. a computer problem brought the system to a halt twice over the weekend. does metro really know what happened? we'll check in live with melanie alnwick. >> governor o'malley set to talk with lawmakers today about gambling in the state. >> redskins' fans have hope pegged on rg3. but he's not signed on the dotted line yet, with rookie camp starting today. we'll tell you what's going on with contract negotiations. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm alison seymour.

happy you're with us on this monday morning. as we say good morning to our good, good friend, tucker barnes. especially when he brings us less humidity and lower temperatures. >> later this week. >> okay. >> i appreciate the thought. let's get your forecast. we'll be hot and humid today. going to be scorching hot tomorrow and wednesday. then better by thursday and friday. hang in there. the forecast not all bad. 77 now in washington. humidity up 76%. we had the showers and thunderstorms that rolled through late yesterday afternoon and during the evening hours that's left a lot of water in the atmosphere. little haze to start your day. much quieter weather in the forecast today. i don't think we'll see much in the way of showers and thunderstorms today like the past couple of afternoons. maybe an isolated shower or storm today. most of the day should be dry. outdoor plans this evening, should be all systems go. it will be hot. high temperatures later today back in the mid-90s. yesterday we were 96. we're thinking around 95 today

for an afternoon high, with plenty of sunshine. 94 at washington. 95 culpepper. winchester 93 degrees. only gets hotter from here. forecast for tuesday and wednesday, i'll have that in just a minute. >> let's go to lauren demarco in for julie wright. >> i want to mention for anyone who travels mark, changes today, so check the schedule. live look from trafficland, as we travel the roads. traveling inbound route 50, seeing delays off and on leaving the beltway and heading past 202. here we are on the beltway, in montgomery county left of your screen, outer loop near georgia avenue. had two accidents reported. one prior to georgia and another prior to new hampshirearea. it's not terrible, but you are going to be off and on the

brakes in stretches. traveling 270 southbound, earlier crash, car into the jersey wall there. tied up the left side of the roadway, but it's isolated to the left side and not causing too much of a delay heading southbound. southbound 295, slow between benny road and before pennsylvania avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. tony, allison? lauren, thank you very much. metro officials will join lawmakers today in discussions about new federal safety standards for subway systems. it's part of a new law signed by president obama earlier this month. as part of the law, the transportation department is required to consider recommendations from the national transportation safety board. meantime, if you plan on

taking metro this morning, listen up. >> the rail system dealt with computer glitches over the weekend that caused big delays, and fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at metro headquarters with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. i just got off the phone with metro spokesperson and they say no delays so far this morning. that this issue has not popped up once again so far this morning. they do have the rail and the i.t. department taking what they call precautionary steps. what appears that happened, there was a computer crash, so what they are doing this morning, just like if you know your computer crashes every time you launch a particular program, they aren't launching those programs until they can figure out what happened that caused this system to go down over the weekend. they say it is not a safety

issue. twice over the weekend the computer malfunction brought all five trains to a stand still. first happened saturday between 2:10 and 2:50 in the afternoon, and between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning sunday. they say it was in the control center. there is a system there that allows controllers to see where the trains are on a digital map and they can remotely control switches and that suddenly went dark. each time trains were told to hold their position at the next station. the passenger delays lasted as long as 40 minutes. >> hopefully they'll figure it out soon and riders won't be inconvenienced. >> i'm not really concerned about my safety, it's more the fact i'm paying so much money for the system and it never seems to be working properly. there's always a problem somewhere or station is closed or you have to shuttle somewhere. >> reporter: train operators were able to use traffic lights along side the tracks. metro says there was radio communication between the

trains and control center at all times and they stress the safety system that is there to make sure the trains are properly spaced remained fully operational. it's the system that detects the trains themselves, that was not compromised in this glitch over the weekend. metro is putting additional supervisors however at key stations to be there and to be able to react quickly in case these problems crop up once again, because when this glitch goes down, they're not able to remotely operate the switches in between the rails and that's something that they'd have to do manually at the different locations. one other thing that's popped up on twitter and online this morning, the question about whether it could have been a cyber attack. at this point metro says there is no evidence of that. >> melanie, thank you very much. another big story this morning, there will be more talks on whether to hold a special session on expanding

gambling in maryland. the governor is meeting with leaders today, and he'll meet with leaders from the state house and senate tomorrow. lawmakers have been at odds over whether to allow a sixth casino in prince george's county. some believe it would siphon off customers from the other maryland casinos. >> why can't the citizens of the state decide what happens to revenues in terms of the gaming revenue that would be able to come in? >> county executive baker says he thinks the votes are there in the maryland legislature to get a gambling expansion done this summer, but it must happen by august 20th to get on the ballot this november. new this morning, the search is on for this missing man out of prince george's county. he is 75-year-old oscar washington. he was last seen at his daughter's home on woodmore road in bowie around 11:00 yesterday morning. he's 6 feet tall, 170 pounds

and wearing a green button down shirt and green khaki pants when last seen. he suffers from high blood pressure and memory loss. the hunt is on for the suspected gunman accused of a double shooting in ellicott city over the weekend. 35-year-old tuan pham allegedly showed up at the spa where his ex-girlfriend works and shot her and her friend. police say he and his ex- girlfriend have two children and she had a protective order against him. both victims are in critical condition. the american embassy in cairo is working to get a pastor and another tourist released. the pastor was abducted with another woman from his church and a tour guide friday. the church turned to prayer yesterday. his family says they are optimistic that he and the others will be released soon. the secretary of state was

also in egypt, hillary clinton met with the country's military rulers and tried to get them to accept the new president. but the army warns it won't let the fundamentalist group take power. secretary clinton spoke to a women's group about u.s. policy also. >> the united states supports the universal rights of all people. and we support democracy, but democracy has to be more than just election. >> unfortunately, as mrs. clinton left egypt, her motorcade was hit with tomatoes and water bottles. some protesters also chanted, monica, monica, referring to bill clinton's le wenski scandal. she is now meeting with leaders in israel. still ahead, when it comes to getting elected, money matters. congressman chris van hollen joins us to talk about a new push to make it easier for

everyone to know where that money is coming from. we'll also ask him about pepco's performance after the june 29th storm. >> severe weather takes a deadly storm in texas during a soccer game. details when we come back. nine minutes after 8:00 now. 

it is 8:13 now. let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines. the race for president got a little uglier over the weekend with mitt romney's camp calling the president a liar, and the president's camp saying mitt romney committed a felony. the romney campaign says the president is willing to say anything to win re-election. a lightning strike at a soccer game in houston killed two people. the fast moving storm hit around noon saturday. police say three men went under a tree to get out of the rain, but they got electrocuted when lightning hit the tree. never go underneath a tree

during a thunderstorm. a third man is in stable condition. there were about 300 people in the area when the storm hit. residents in seminole county, florida showing their patriotic side, protesting because they say fire department trucks are banned from flying the flag on the side of their trucks. opponents of the ban say they are trying to protect a tradition that started after 9/11. tucker barnes is here with a look at what's happening with our weather. but there is something else. >> little cuteness for monday. >> we need it for our monday morning. time for my first 5 photo of

the day. their proud mother says, my babies aren't babies anymore. they have grown into personalities and little people. >> they keep on growing, too. nobody told me that. they're so cute. >> adorable. >> believe me, they are still babies, mom. >> i bet they're funny. they look like their funny. make their parents laugh a life. >> go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings to send in your child's picture. thank you. have a great day. going to do temperatures. 80 in washington. 79 in boston. ridge of high pressure that brought us the heat wave couple of weeks ago, it's back and building out to the west. unfortunately, they are not only dry out there, but dealing

with extreme heat again, cities like chicago currently 78. look out later today, mid- to upper 90s in chicago. near 100 in minneapolis later this afternoon. lots of heat advisories out there. guess what? it's headed in our direction. high temperatures around here today, mid-90s. by tuesday and wednesday we'll be flirting with 100 again. highs in the upper 90s, close to 100 around here by tomorrow. let's do the radar, area of high pressure is bringing heat. they definitely need the rain. we got rain here both saturday and sunday. out to the west, just very dry conditions. the weather has to steer up and around into canada around that area of high pressure. that will dominate our weather the next couple of days. by wednesday, a cold front that could spark off strong storms. then cooler by thursday and friday. here is your five-day forecast, 94 today. here comes the heat tuesday and

wednesday near 100 degrees. cooler behind the front, in the upper 80s. let's do traffic with lauren demarco. >> seems to be light out there. had some incidents, but as far as volume not too bad. traveling the outer loop of the beltway through montgomery county, to the left of your screen, this is where we see things heavy and slow. had two accidents reported, one prior to georgia avenue. looks like we cleared out. had activity there and things are slow from greenbelt off and on. inner loop leaving the mixing bowl in springfield, delays to gallows road. 395, southbound where cars are stopped to the left of the roadway, if you're headed northbound, delays off and on from the beltway towards seminary. 395, some volume, but everybody is moving across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic.

allison, over to you. thank you very much. maryland congressman chris van hollen is sponsoring legislation that requires more transparency when it comes to political contributions. congressman van hallen joins us now. thank you for coming on. >> appreciate it. >> great to see you. i love that it's an acronym. spells out what you're trying to do. why the need for this? >> number of ads being run on commercials around the country, political ads where you don't know who is funding the ads. in other words, the viewer has no idea who is bank rolling the ads. it's our view the voters have a right to know who is paying for these ads. you have to disclose, just like other campaigns have to disclose the sources of their

contributions, these outside groups, many of which were made possible through the supreme court's decision, which i thought was a bad decision, in citizens united, they will have to disclose their donors. the supreme court said it was fine and encouraged the idea of disclosure. >> do you think the average voter that hears that, listens to that? are we paying attention when it comes to those and do you think this will go far enough to have perhaps a voter who maybe would lean to a different position because of an ad or a stance one of the candidates is taking? are we really listening hard enough do you think? >> people of course are being flooded by ads around the country. >> sure. >> but i think it's important when viewers see the ad and see a nice sounding name, the committee for the betterment of america, whatever it may be, they know who is find that. i think if they know who is

bank rolling the ad, it provides context of what the real interests of these individuals and corporations may be. for the most part, people aren't spending millions and millions of dollars out of charity. and they have a particular desire for congress to take certain actions. they may have different economic interests. when you've got these millionaires and corporations spending millions of dollars on campaigns, i do think it's relevant for voters to have that information. that's all this is. people can still run their ads under this provision. but they have to tell you who is funding them. >> isn't entirely new, but didn't get much steam with the republicans last time in the last congress. do you think it will have a different outcome this time? >> they're taking this bill up in the senate today, at least scheduled to bring it up in the senate. i hope the republicans won't block it. the indications are that they

will. the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell used to be for disclosure. he said he wants more disclosure, not less. this will be the test. on friday i filed a discharge petition. this bill has been introduced, i introduced it. it's sitting in the house. we haven't had a chance for a hearing on the bill. a discharge petition would allow the bill to come before the full house, but you need a majority of members of the house to sign the discharge petition. so far republican colleagues have not wanted to have a vote on what i think is an important bill. >> we'll follow that. i want to talk about pepco, the response to the storm that knocked most of us out. powerful storm, yes. many things happened at the same time, we understand that. but people still want answers. your office was flooded with complaints. what's next? >> that's right, it was a powerful storm, but i thought the pepco response fell far short of what was necessary in

terms of getting people's power back on. we're conducting, i'm conducting an independent study, really based on the public record. evaluation of how pepco did compared to its competitors in the region. i think that's a fair comparison. let's see if pepco had as many people on the ground trying to repair lines as their competitors. how did pepco compare in terms of the number of people knocked out and the number of people who had power restored in what period of time. i think when we have a very clear picture of that, we're in a better position to compare. so far, it doesn't look like pepco's response stacks up very well compared to its competitors. the next step of course is action. ultimately in the state of maryland, it's the public service commission that has authority over pepco, it's reliability, reimbursements, it's rates. i'll be pressing along with

many of my colleagues to really push the public service commission to do the right thing here. because i think there are laws that need to be changed and that's what we're taking a hard look at now. >> the confidence -- we're out of time -- but the confidence, i'm telling you, when there's a storm, it feels like we're going to lose power. that feeling is not a good feeling, as the person who pays the amount of taxes we pay, doggone it. >> not just that we lose power -- >> but the length. >> i think people understand with a storm as violent as that, some people will lose power. though there are some people in the pepco who lose power on a sunny day. >> that's another issue. >> we need to take steps to prevent this from happening. >> good to know you're on the job. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> tony, over to you. it is 8:23 now. still ahead, it was home to some of maryland's most violent

criminals for over a century. soon you'll be able to take a tour of that facility. details next. >> plus, a cool solution to beating the heat this summer. how you can join in on the fun. we'll be right back.     [ romney ] i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] when a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead? the obama outsourcing attacks: "misleading, unfair and untrue." there was "no evidence" that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. so, shame on you, barack obama. [ male announcer ] but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama.

maryland getting ready to lose a piece of list. inmates are tearing down the 130-year-old maryland house of corrections piece by piece. officials with the prison system say the slow method of demolition is expected to save millions and inmates have recovered nearly $80,000 worth of materials. before it really gets going, the prison will be open for public tours, that on august 4th and 5th. it was shut down in 2007 after a string of very violent incidents, including a fatal stabbing of a correctional officer. good news in the fight against aids in virginia. the state health department says it has cleared a backlog of patients wanting to get into its aids drug assistance program. all people on the list will be enrolled in the program and should be receiving medications by september 30th. the program has faced funding issues in the past.

it's 8:27. it is a monday morning. sports world is buzzing, redskins rookies report to camp today. will rg3 be there? >> it was a busy weekend for strasburg. he helps -- this doesn't make sense -- he helps them win in florida. we'll tell you why also a veteran nba star was booked in a new york jail. sports breakfast is next.  

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welcome back. it is a monday morning. >> tucker barnes is here with what the word is on today's weather and a warming trend. >> yes. the hot and humid forecast is back. >> my only problem is i think

storms come with that kind of weather. that's my issue. >> we'll be concerned about that wednesday. today, tomorrow, probably not. >> just the heat is fine. >> okay. today and tomorrow will be just fine for you. just a few clouds today. that's on the headlines. >> a few clouds today. >> and the heat. >> started on this latest round yesterday. more of the same today. more storms by wednesday, allison. we'll be hot wednesday, and the possibility of strong storms wednesday afternoon with a cold front. highs by thursday and friday only in the 80s. something to look forward to. now it is 80 degrees in washington. overnight, lows in the low 70s to the north and west, mid- to upper 70s in town. 77 fredericksburg. temperatures will warm up quickly. and we'll be into the upper 80s by noon, and we'll top out in the low to mid-90s later this afternoon. slightest risk of a shower or thunderstorm. not a lot to drive the storms

today, unlike this weekend when we had good showers and storms saturday and sunday. short wave that came through overnight. it's off to the east. was a thunderstorm complex in southern pennsylvania a couple of hours ago. some of the clouds will probably spill across the area shortly. the trend will be mostly sunny today. i've been mentioning all morning the area of high pressure persists with all the heat to the west will build back in the next couple of days. at least wei gotten rain. to the west they need the rain. unfortunately, not in the forecast here out to the west the next couple of days. 94 today. could be late day shower or storm. most of the day dry. tomorrow, possibility of heat advisories. 98 the daytime high. wednesday, 97. cooler behind the front, with highs thursday and friday, upper 80s. good news, the heat wave will last a couple of days. that's weather. let's do sports. get the latest from tony and

allison. thank you very much. sports and money this morning. we begin with hockey. mike green declined the team's one-year qualifying offer of $5 million. that means he becomes a free agent. the caps are expected to continue negotiations and will have the ability to match any offers from other teams. new york knicks' new point guard kidd was arrested over the weekend for drunk driving. police say he crashed his car into a pole over the weekend. he was returning from a charity function before the accident. the knicks signed him in free agency last week. we all remember this guy, jeremy lin. he may be leaving new york for houston. the reason -- >> money. >> money, that's right. new york failed to match the 25-

point is million. is he worth that? tucker says no. and how much time does strasburg has left on the mound this season? and time for rg3 and the rest of the rookies to join training camp. how are you sir? >> good morning. >> you look good. very dapper. >> i try to dress up every now and again. >> we like to see you do that. let's start with rg3. >> okay. >> rookie camp starts today. they have not come to a deal with him. it doesn't sound like anyone is worried about it. is he going to be at camp today? >> i think if he is, or isn't, he's had a good mini camps and camps before that. gotten the guys in waco, texas, to have cohesion together. i think redskins' nation needs to calm down. >> in terms of the season, don't expect too much?

going to be a learning curve? >> everyone has expectations here. bring it down here, so when he does this, we're just happy. >> mine are down here. let me ask you a question, if you're rg3, we had a big discussion, or there was almost a fight downstairs about this earlier this morning, if you know you're going to get the deal done, shouldn't you shown up to camp? >> no. >> why not? >> because if he turning an ankle, gets hurt, anything that happens before the contract is signed, he doesn't get the money. that's your risk. i wouldn't be willing to take that risk. >> okay. that's a good point. goodpoint. let's that you can about strasburg. here's the deal -- >> my partner is probably at home holding his breath because we're talking baseball. >> does he not like baseball? >> he doesn't think i'm qualified to speak on baseball. >> kevin, watch this. strasburg, the nats said they're going to pull him after how many games? i don't remember. >> i think it's pitch count, i

forget what it is. right before the playoffs should begin. i disagree. >> why? >> pretty much because you're going to pull him out of his groove, and i think if, let's say the nats get further in the playoffs, but on the hinge of losing. they'll think about putting him in. at that point he'll be out of his groove. make him a middle reliever and he can be on a -- >> some sort of a rotation. >> a rotation or groove. in the playoffs, he's there and you can put him back in the rotation. four-man rotation at that. >> you're talking great baseball, because i don't understand half of what you're saying. they pull him out, want to protect him out, and things get dicey, can't they put him back in? >> they could, and as well probably could play what do they call it, virtual pitching, pitching on the side. but i don't think anything beats game pitching and ingame action. they could put him back in, but

i think he loses his groove if he's pulled out of the rotation. hold him until the playoffs starts. i don't think that works for a guy used to every five days of pitching. >> tonight team u.s.a. basketball playing brazil at the verizon center. this year's model of the dream team. should they giver them the trophy or the medals? any other team out there -- >> i wouldn't say so, because everyone wants to talk about the '92 team versus this team. i think there are more players internationally catching up to the americas. you have tony parker. brazil is a good team. >> here's my key question for you. have any extra tickets? >> you and my partner are the same way. no. if i get any, i'll give you a

call. >> we mentioned mike green, he's rejected the $5 million offer, which he should. has to see what his value is. might we lose him or will the caps resign him? >> i think he's doing the best thing if he knows there are other offers potentially out there. hold off. unless there's a place where it will be tax-free money. then come back here. if the caps are willing to match the offer, good for him. >> very good. rocky parrish, tell kevin we said hello. >> will do. >> did you not invite him? >> fighting fires, something like that. nothing major. >> good to see you. >> thank you. >> see you again soon. >> i'm in the shot, so i wanted to be included. >> amen, sister. >> thank you very much. yes, it's me. a bizarre item from princess diana's wedding has -- is going

to hit the auction block this week. here's a hint. think breakfast. from breakfast. >> okay. and relief at the pump. gas prices take another dip. but it could be shortlived. why the slide could be over. time now, 8:39. g attas: "misleading, unfair and untrue." there was "no evidence" that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. so, shame on you, barack obama. [ male announcer ] but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama.

the recent trend of falling gas prices could be over. gas dropped from 14% from its peak set in april. but crude oil prices have turned around during the period and we are now in a higher consumption period, summertime. here is where things stand now. gallon of regular is an average of $3.40 nationwide. it's 3.60 in d.c. on the job perks can be a rare thing these days, but one denver based company is making headlines for its offer to employees. $7,500to use for a vacation. the catch, you have to actually take a break from work. no phone calls, no e-mails, no twitter. the ceo of the startup company says the offer is a way to pull in top talent. good for them. and big bucks for breakfast. a piece of toast said to have been served to prince charles

on the day he married princess diana goes up for auction this week. it's owned by a woman whose daughter was a maid for the royal family. she said prince charles apparently didn't want the toast and left it on a tray outside of his room and she grabbed it. it's expected to go for as much as $775. that's $757 for a nearly 31- year-old piece of toast. >> odd looking piece of toast. >> is it a pop tart or toast? >> i don't know. >> it looks like -- >> is that what toast looks like in england? >> he probably doesn't want the crust on it. crustless toast. >> cut it off for him. how do they know it will go for about $775? are there other -- >> right. there are people who come up with that, right? >> i guess. >> remember -- yeah. >> appraisers. >> they'll say it is considered, you know, priceless. >> for a piece of toast? is there a guidebook? >> if it's crustless, might be

worth it. ahead, a vanishing act for a local magic shop. >> plus a new twist on mini golf. holly? >> reporter: there are five house mini golf courses in the u.s., but the coolest one is in our area at the national building museum. i was robbed! it's only going to be here for the next couple of months. we're going to talk about what you can find yourself involved in and why you might want to make a tee time for you and your family. stay with us. i'm barack obama and i approve this message.

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after more than 38 years in business, the last remaining magic shop in the d.c. metro area has closed its doors. >> i late to hear this. as fox 5's john henrehan reports, the show will still on in some other form or other. >> look, i'm a magician. i'm going to get right out of it. >> reporter: barry taylor says he has mixed feelings about closing down the retail side of

his long-term love affair with the art and science of making magic, which by the way, he does continuously during interviews. >> you made us start over. i'm getting kind of confused myself. >> reporter: after befuddling me with disappearing and reappearing candy bars -- >> here, i'll do it in slow motion for you, so, catch me, all right? here we go, watch. ready? here goes. [ speaking in slow motion ] and i'll put it in my back pocket. what did i leave? the one for you, right? oh, no. you know what, oh, remember, you reach up and pull it out of your ear. here it is right -- oh, my god. >> reporter: that's right, he pulled an ear out of my ear. it's magic and comedy. barry says he'll miss the generations of customers. >> i got parents bringing their kids in saying, i came to you when i was a kid, my dad -- i'm

bringing my kids in now. so this is the kind of experience that's very unique, a magic shop. there aren't too many of them. >> reporter: on the other hand, the store never really made a lot of money. >> i made money as a performer, so this was a labor of love and all the merchandise, all the money would go back into filling the store with merchandise and so you got an inventory. and then it can be -- it ties you down, and you're stuck here. >> reporter: he's retiring from retail, but not from performing. >> say the magic words, like presto. >> all: presto! >> reporter: the next generation of magicians will have to drive to baltimore or buy their tricks online. in rockville, john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> wish him the best. >> we do. did you know that there is an official association dedicated solely to the sport

of mini golf? >> the wmf is the world mini golf sport federation. they even host tournaments world wide. >> we're learning about the game and a special new course, temporary course, in our area from holly morris. fascinating stuff. >> reporter: it really is. you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about miniature golf if you come out to this exhibit, only here for two months. 12 holes specially designed by the top architects in our area. good morning, sarah. >> good morning. >> reporter: this might be one of the most fun exhibits that's ever been here. >> i know, right? it's interactive. >> reporter: you're allowed to come to the museum and hit things. not often you can say this. let's talk about, first of all, i was surprised how old miniature golf is. >> i know, right? it's over 100 years old. here in america, especially popular in the 1920s, and way more courses then than now.

>> reporter: by 1931 it was already $125 million industry. >> absolutely. >> reporter: let's play and talk at the same time. first of all, tell me about this hole here. >> this hole is cool, because the topography of the rivers here and washington, d.c. i'm walking on the river. >> reporter: you're walking on the river. they literally took a computer and it was able to cut out -- >> exactly, each individual piece was cut appropriately, so it all fits together. >> reporter: why do you think something like miniature golf took off so much? >> you know, it's fun, kind of silly. a little sport, some skill involved. but in general you got to imagine the world as it could be and become some sort of giant. >> reporter: the thing that's fun about it, the fact that there is some skill involved, but at the same time, you don't have to have skill to play it.

>> absolutely. and they let you off the hook, because six shots and the next person gets to play. >> reporter: there you go. ready to move on to the next one. talk more about some of the fun facts regarding miniature golf, like who knew there are so many names for it. >> we read a lot of old articles, especially from the 1920s and '30s about mini golf. >> reporter: this really, it's such a social thing in terms of one of the fun facts you have is that george and laura bush -- oh, my gosh -- went on their first date to a putt putt golf course. >> isn't that fun? >> reporter: the reaction that every person has, like you try to be dignified. but when you get close to getting a hole in one, there's

something exciting about that, right? >> very satisfying, absolutely. >> reporter: what was the reaction when you went to the local designers and said, hey, will you create a hole? >> it was so positive. i think everyone was really excited about it, because it was the possibilities were amazing. can go all the way up like these guys did, or make it complex in the layout. >> reporter: there are 5,000 still now, right, 5,000 miniature golf courses in america? >> yeah. that's according to the mini golf association and the city with the most is myrtle beach, south carolina. >> reporter: how many do they have? >> 50. >> reporter: 50 just in myrtle beach. sarah and i love it. let's get other opinions. tell me your name. >> isabel. >> reporter: do you like the course? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: what do you think is fun about it? >> i don't know. >> reporter: let's see if you can get it in this one. this is pretty tough. >> i already did this one.

>> reporter: then you're the expert. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to the national building museum, where it's here through labor day. coming up in our next hour, we're going to talk to you about a hole that actually mimics a real project going on in southeast. back to you in the studio. >> cool stuff. >> thanks, holly. a free summer camp, sounds great, right? >> it's happening for dozens of kids in d.c. thanks to the national society of black engineers. we'll check in with wisdom martin in the next hour. time now, 8:55. we're back in a moment.    [ male announcer ]  olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan

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